PAUL'S CASE by WILLA CATHER

A high school boy who the teachers can't seem to reach finally runs away from his drab home in Pittsburgh and heads for New York City, taking money from his empoloyer to finance his trip.  In a world where the very rich live a lavish lifestyle he idolizes them and wants to spend just a few days knowing what it's like to live like them- and a ritzy hotel offers him that chance.
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